Harbi al-Himyari

Harbi al-Himyari (Arabic: حربي الحميري‎ Ḥarbī al-Ḥimyārī), was an Arab scholar from Yemen, who lived between the 7th and 8th century CE. He is famous as the teacher of the Islamic alchemist Jābir ibn Hayyān^[1]. According to Holmyard nothing else is known about him.

Notes

^ Eric John Holmyard, Makers of Chemistry. London: Oxford University Press, 1931

References

Eric John Holmyard, Makers of Chemistry. London: Oxford University Press, 1931

Alchemy and chemistry in medieval Islam

Alchemists and chemists

7th century	Khālid ibn Yazīd

8th century	Harbi al-Himyari • Ja'far al-Sadiq

9th century	Jābir ibn Hayyān • Abbas Ibn Firnas • Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri • Ziryab •

10th century	Ibn Wahshiyya • Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi • Al-Razi • Al-Farabi • Ibn al-Nadim • Al-Majriti • Abu Mansur Muwaffaq

11th century	Ibn al-Wafid • Al-Bīrūnī • Avicenna • Al-Khwarizmi al-Khati • Miskawayh • Al-Muizz ibn Badis • Ahmad ibn 'Imad al-Din •

12th century	Al-Khazini • Artephius • Al-Tughrai • Al-Nabarawi • Abul Hasan ibn Musa ibn Arfa Ra'a • Abu al-Salt

13th century	Ibn al-Baitar • Al-Kātibī • Attar of Nishapur • Al-Simawi • Hassan al-Rammah • Mansur al-Kamili

14th century	Ibn Rassam • Al-Jaldaki • Abul Ashba ibn Tammam •

Theories and concepts

Takwin • Philosopher's stone • Al-iksīr • Alembic • Athanor

Works

Kitab al-Kimya • Kitab al-Sab'een